عَدُوَّةَ القومِ بل عدُوَّةَ اللهِ

عَدُوَّةَ القومِ بل عدُوَّةَ اللهِ

أخذتُه لك ما لِلبيتِ مِن نَاه

أخذتُه لك ما لِلبيتِ مِن نَاه

O enemy of the people—nay, enemy of God!

Not the people's enmity, but God's enmity,

I took him for you; the house has no one to forbid it.

I have taken him while the house had no protection.

أخَذتُه حين أضحَى الحُسنُ مُكتَملاً

أخَذتُه حين أضحَى الحُسنُ مُكتَملاً

فِيه وطَرَّ نباتاً خَدُهُ الزَّاهِي

فِيه وطَرَّ نباتاً خَدُهُ الزَّاهِي

I took him when beauty had become complete

I have taken him when beauty in him was perfect,

In him, and his radiant cheek had begun to sprout down.

While his glowing cheek grew youthful down.

قَطَعت مِنه رجَاءَ الطَّامعِين بِه

قَطَعت مِنه رجَاءَ الطَّامعِين بِه

مِن كُلِّ ذي شَغَفٍ بحسنِه البَاهِي

مِن كُلِّ ذي شَغَفٍ بحسنِه البَاهِي

I dashed the hopes of those who coveted him—

I have cut off from him the hopes of the greedy,

Of everyone enamored of his splendid beauty.

Of all who lusted for his brilliant beauty.

يا للرِّفَاقِ لِما في الأمرِ مِن خَطرٍ

يا للرِّفَاقِ لِما في الأمرِ مِن خَطرٍ

حَتمٍ تدَاركَهُ واللهِ واللهِ

حَتمٍ تدَاركَهُ واللهِ واللهِ

Help, comrades, against the danger in this affair!

Oh friends! What danger the matter holds!

It must be averted, by God, by God!

Destiny forestalled, by God, by God!

زاحَمنَنا هؤُلاَءِ اللائطَاتُ فَقد

زاحَمنَنا هؤُلاَءِ اللائطَاتُ فَقد

أخذنَ كلَّ جَميلِ الوَجهِ تَيَّاه

أخذنَ كلَّ جَميلِ الوَجهِ تَيَّاه

These female sodomites have crowded us out, for

These shameless girls jostled against us, so they

They have taken every handsome-faced, conceited man.

Have taken all the beauty of the radiant face.